In a different county and city?
2006-12-19 20:47:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Here if they are a sworn officer they can arrest you pretty much anywhere in the state. Chances are if they see the crime someone from that particular jurisdiction will make the actual arrest but they can legally detain you until that person arrives
2006-12-19 20:58:25 · answer #1 · answered by Stewart's Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a common misconception that a police officer or Sherriff who is out of there jurisdiction can't make an arrest or give you a ticket, but that is false. Here in Alabama, any officer who has been through a police academy, such as police officers, state troopers, state police, sherriffs, etc., all have the authority and power all across the state. They just chose not to use it because it is a whole lot of trouble to have to appear in court in another jurisdiction, usually on your day off.
2006-12-20 02:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by On Time 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, because most sheriff's deputies are sworn under state law and can enforce any state law anywhere in the state. Administrative regulations may limit the deputy's ordinary patrol and response area, but they have the power of arrest in the whole state. This raises interesting questions when you have multiple overlapping agencies, such as state highways going through a national park inside a city.
2016-05-22 23:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can arrest you - it's called a citizen's arrest. All states permit citizen arrests if a felony crime is witnessed by the citizen carrying out the arrest, or when a citizen is asked to help apprehend a suspect by the police.
Want to avoid this? Simple. Don't break the law!
2006-12-19 20:59:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jolly1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state. Here all police officers have equal authority over criminal and traffic laws anywhere in the state. Most off duty officers will only personally intervene in serious, violent offenses occurring in their presence, but that's a matter of choice.
2006-12-20 06:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally? No. However, he can contact nearby local law enforcement, advising them of you, posting his concerns and leaving it up to them to decide if THEY want to arrest you.
If the sheriff's concerns expressed carry merit, then you might get a warm n' fuzzy visit from the law enforcement in your area, outisde the sheriff's jurisdiction. And in that event, I suggest you make that one phone call a good one.
2006-12-19 20:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can.
Most law enforcement agencies have a "mutual aid agreement" which permits them to cross jurisdictional lines to perform their duties with neighboring jurisdictions.
An example would be if there was a car chase.
2006-12-19 21:06:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on the state, the actual sheriff in some states would be able to.
And actually any police officer who witeness a serious crime has a obligation to act even if they are not in thier area.
2006-12-20 14:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the state. If California, any police officer with powers under 830.1 can arrest anywhere in the state.
2006-12-20 08:34:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he chases you into another jusisdiction from his jurisdiction, most definitely YES.
2006-12-19 22:48:18 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋